LITVINENKO - FORMER RUSSIAN SPY WHO
DEFECTED TO BRITAIN POISONED BY UNDERWORLD

The KGB were past masters in eliminating targets in bizarre ways,
therefore when one of President Putin's most vociferous opponents
was poisoned in
London, suspicion immediately fell upon its successors - the FSB
(Federal Security Service). However, senior intelligence officials
privately believe
that Putin would not have sanctioned an act that left former FSB
officer - Lieutenant-Colonel Aleksander Litvinenkov - with no hope
of survival. But
it's not the first time the finger of suspicion has been pointed at
the Kremlin.

In 1978, Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov was killed by poison dart
filled with ricin and fired from an umbrella in London. It's
successor, the FSB has
also been accused of using similar 'dirty skills'. Two years ago
Viktor Yushchenko, while running for the presidency of the Ukraine
was disfigured
after he digested a mysterious poison. Other lesser known people
have died after somehow coming into contact with poisons. In the
conflict with
Chechnya, a number of terrorist leaders died shortly after opening
letters addressed to them.

However, the case of Litvinenko, 43, who defected to Britain in
2000, was played out in front of the full glare of the media. He
fled Russia via
Turkey with his wife Marina and their children after 'drummed up'
charges were filed against him. He had by then, become somewhat of a
renegade after
he accused the Russian Government of plotting to kill Boris
Berezovsky, a billionaire friend of President, Boris Yeltsin.

Initially it was believed Litvinenko was poisoned with Thallium, but
it later transpired he had ingested the deadly radio active isotope
Polonium-210. Eye Spy examines the death of Litvinenko and those who
could have been responsible.

DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE THE GAS LIMOS
PROJECT

The case of Dhiren Barot, 35, is well known. He is the central
figure behind the so-called Gas Limos Project. In recent months a
court has heard how he
conspired to cause huge loss of life in the UK by packing limousines
with gas cylinders, explosives and detonate them underground. Other
information
reveals he also wanted to use a dirty bomb, bring down skyscrapers
in Manhattan, and attack financial areas, including Wall Street.
However, during his trial at Woolwich Crown Court in London, other
evidence has been presented that is of interest and value to MI5 and
the intelligence community at large.

Barot has already admitted conspiracy to murder between January 2000
and 2004. Edmund Lawson QC, for the prosecution, said Barot had
recorded footage
of buildings he planned to blow up on a reconnaissance trip to the
United States. One of those trips was allegedly made in April 2001 -
a full five
months prior to 9/11.

During a complex anti-terrorist operation that resulted in the
arrest of Barot and several other men, MI5 discovered computers,
reference books and
other material focusing on biological weapons.

A disturbing account of the thwarting of a project Barot himself
dubbed the 'Gas Limos Project'.

THE MAN WITHOUT A FACEFAMOUS STASI CHIEF MARCUS WOLF DIES

One of the world's most famous spy chiefs - Markus Wolf - has died
at the age of 83. Ironically he passed away peacefully in his sleep
on the 17th
anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall. Known as the 'Man
Without A Face', Wolf headed East Germany's foreign intelligence
service for three
decades starting in 1950. For years the Stasi chief managed to keep
such a low profile, that the West did not even have a recognisable
photograph of
him. It was not until 1978, when he was photographed during a visit
to Sweden, did his face become known to the intelligence world.
Werner Stiller,
who had earlier defected to the West saw the photo and identified
Wolf.

Wolf headed a thoroughly clandestine service in charge of thousands
of spies and even more 'watchers' - it's estimated 1 in 50 people in
the communist
country spied on behalf of the state. Wolf's 4,000 agents were also
spread across much of Europe, but were particularly successful in
infiltrating the
West German Government. Dubbed 'Romeo' agents, many of the spies
were brilliantly seductive and succeeded in gleaning secrets from
vulnerable or
lonely government officials.

TRADECRAFT - THE RECRUITERSTHE MEN AND WOMEN TASKED WITH FINDING SPY TALENT

Since 2002, it's estimated that Western security and intelligence
services have recruited an additional 50,000 personnel to
predominately counter
al-Qaida's global terrorism. However, for those wishing to join
organisations like MI6 or the NSA, the road is not easy or initially
rewarding, but without doubt the work can be unusual and absorbing.
It can also dangerous for field operatives. For career personnel,
length of service
is beneficial. But just how difficult it is finding employment in an
industry that still insists on absolute secrecy and loyalty?

Many decades ago Britain's foreign intelligence recruiters were
regarded as a highly educated and sophisticated group that covertly
plied their trade in
the corridors and lecture halls of elite universities, colleges and
private schools. They also ventured to businesses with a reputation
for excellence
and overseas ties. Identifying students with an eye for brilliance,
knowledge of foreign languages, cunning, disguise, or simply via his
or her
family background opened doors for many people who would eventually
work in the intelligence world. It resulted in an almost mystical
environment that
was simply out of bounds for many people... including the media

The ghosts of Maclean, Burgess and Philby will always haunt
Britain's buildings of learning, but MI5, MI6 and other agencies are
now seeking the
employment of recruits to counter a new threat from these very seats
of learning to infiltrate and expose the most dangerous phenomenon
since
Hitler's Nazis attempted to dominate the world - al-Qaida. Though
security concerns are different, intelligence gathering is still the
most vital
function of any agency.

What has changed is the manner in which persons are employed - this
occasionally means engaging with people with little or no education,
but
with guile and toughness to infiltrate and help defend nations.

A major commissioned Eye Spy feature that will interest anyone who
just might be thinking about applying for a job in intelligence.

Questions about a number of undercover operations involving US
Department of Homeland Security agents in London have been raised,
particularly about
their legality. According to intelligence sources, the agents staged
a number of 'sting' operations in the capital against terrorist
suspects
wanted for questioning in the United States. What's not known, is if
the agents acted independently and without the approval or knowledge
of MI5 or
MI6. However, intelligence watchers feel that this is highly
unlikely.

Reports suggest that DHS agents flew to London posing as arms
dealers. They arranged to meet an Iranian 'liaison' man wanting to
acquire
high-performance night-vision goggles. The meetings took place in
'primed' hotel rooms and the exchanges were secretly filmed. Some
reporters say that
it is the first time a US 'hotel sting', a tactic mastered by the
FBI, has been exposed on UK soil.

However, Eye Spy reveals that far from being an irregular
occurrence, agents from 'friendly' countries often operate
undercover on foreign 'turf'. In
most cases, the domestic security services are fully aware of their
presence. One such case occurred three years ago when MI5 and the
FBI, plus
a Russian agency liaised and caught a Briton wanting to sell a
surface-to-air missile to a terrorist organisation.

A number of examples in this interesting feature.

MI6 - ADVENTUROUS WORK?MI6 ON THE AIRWAVES: TWO OFFICERS DESCRIBE THEIR WORK IN
AN UNPRECEDENTED BBC BROADCAST

Finding a job with the world's most secret intelligence organisation
has never been easy, but on the other hand, some would argue it's
never been
easier.

Two years ago MI6 surprised many intelligence watchers when it
launched its own website - publicly admitting its existence after 95
years. In April 2006
the service took out a half-page advertisement in The Times inviting
people to apply for jobs as 'operational officers', technology
experts and
'thoroughly efficient administrators'. In November, its web site
carried a scrolling banner stating 'SIS (Secret Intelligence
Service) is recruiting
operational officers'... a candid word for field or case officers -
spies in ordinary lingo.

In the past it was impossible for MI6 to issue public statements or
discuss matters of national security, quite simply because the
service 'didn't
exist'. Any sort of statement or disguised response was usually the
domain of a Foreign Office spokesman.

Imagine our surprise therefore, when two serving MI6 officers
featured on BBC Radio discussing the service to younger listeners.
It was an
unprecedented move by senior officials to encourage people to take
an interest in its work, and inform. Suffice to say, serving MI6
officers have
given interviews before, but their identity has always been
carefully guarded.

The broadcast just happened to coincide with the release of the new
James Bond movie - Casino Royale. MI6 lost no time in using the film
as a
recruiting tool. And why not!

QUEST FOR A NUCLEAR BOMBAL-QAIDA SEEKS THE ULTIMATE TERROR WEAPON

Following closely on the heels of dire warnings from MI5
Director-General, Dame Eliza Mannigham-Buller, Prime Minister Blair
and Foreign Secretary,
Margaret Beckett, a senior Foreign Office official told reporters
that al-Qaida is as 'determined as ever' to strike Britain with a
nuclear weapon.

The warning, from the government department which oversees MI6,
comes after intense 'chatter' on al-Qaida web sites and the
interception of numerous
communications from the terror group's supporters. One reporter
asked the Foreign Office counter-terrorism official if the terror
group really was
seeking a nuclear weapon, she responded: 'No doubt at all. There are
people for whom it would be a triumph for the cause.'

The official explained: 'We know the aspiration is there, we know
the attempt to get material is there, we know the attempt to get
technology is
there.'

THREE WISE MEN - NEW DOCUMENTARY LINKS CIA
TO KENNEDY DEATH

Filmmaker and researcher Shane O'Sullivan has revealed details of
his investigation into to the assassination of Robert Kennedy on 5
June 1968.
For three years O'Sullivan sought film footage relating to the
incident. Some material appears to place three senior CIA officers
and four
'unidentified associates' at the scene of the fatal shooting in the
Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles. Some of the officers were supposedly
based in
South-East Asia. Conspiracy theorists ask what were they doing in
California - particularly as the CIA at that time, had no domestic
jurisdiction?

The main thrust of the film is that the assassin, David Sanchez
Morales, was actually a CIA Manchurian Candidate. Interesting piece.

TRADECRAFT- EYE SPY DIYBUILD A ROOM BUG FOR LESS THAN THE PRICE OF A COFFEE

The second in our series of DIY spycraft. In this feature we reveal
how easy it is to build a FM transmitter and receiver BY QUICKLY
ADAPTING A BABY
MONITOR.

Because baby monitors are normally left running at all times; have
very sensitive microphones to pick-up the faintest breathing and
come with a
decent range, their internal components can quickly be adapted and
turned into a room bug. Once removed from its original case, the
transmitter can be
made more powerful (so too can the receiver), and be incorporated
into various objects or hidden in a variety of places.

Baby monitors are precious bits of equipment and in most cases very
well built - less the cries from a new born youngster go unheard.
What's more,
they are inexpensive and range from anywhere between £15.00 - £20.00
($25-$35), though more expensive units are available with additional
features. However, for this experiment, even a second-hand set will
do. We purchased a unit at a car boot sale for just £2.00.

Domestic or low-cost sets normally have just two frequency channels
(A and B) so a sophisticated radio scanner isn't necessary - you
only need the
receiver that comes with the set.

All sets include a base station (transmitter) that plugs into the
wall via a DC adapter, and a portable unit (receiver) that runs from
batteries or off
the mains - this allows the parents to go about their business in
the home - the receiver unit can be clipped to a belt, for example.
The receiver has a
volume control and both units have a channel switch to change the
frequency in case of interference. Don't worry about frequencies -
any will work as
long as the base unit and receiver are from the same set.

The object of this lesson is to reduce the transmitter to the
smallest possible size and to power it from a battery. 'Freeing' the
transmitter from
the plastic case and mains electric instantly turns the device into
a covert bug which can be monitored from other locations using the
receiver.

KINDERGARTEN SPIESHOW THE INTEL SERVICES CATER FOR YOUNGSTERS

It's an old adage that's applicable to hundreds of subjects and
professions, but one that's becoming increasingly relevant to the
intelligence world -
'get them interested at an early age.' Senior government officials
recognise the importance of children to understand the mechanism of
intelligence and
security. So what better way of informing and attracting youngsters
than to use the world's most popular method of delivering
information - the
Internet?

In 1997 President Bill Clinton mandated that all US Government
agencies set aside virtual space on their websites for
child-friendly material.
Initially, agencies provided basic information that was poorly
managed and far from satisfactory - how things have changed. Today,
these websites are
more interesting, energetic, thought provoking and educational. The
special sections deliver information in text, audio, video,
photographs and
graphics. Many have interactive games and prompts to sidebars
explaining 'how great it is' to join the intelligence world. The
websites are designed
to interest students from all backgrounds aged between four -
sixteen-years-old. And it's not just American agencies with
dedicated child
Internet areas. MI5 have now moved to capture the imagination of
children.

Eye Spy analyses the use of the Internet to educate children from a
very early age and introduce them to the world of intelligence.

MI5's STARK WARNINGMASSIVE Presence OF AL-QAIDA IN BRITAIN

Speaking in London to a small invited academic circle in East London
known as the Mile End Group, at Queen Mary College, Dame Eliza
Manningham-Buller
revealed the full extent of MI5's battle with al-Qaida. More
worryingly, she also said the terror group was recruiting British
youngsters to carry out
suicide bombing missions in British cities and beyond.

The head of Britain's domestic intelligence service said MI5 is
monitoring 1600 suspects, 200 terror cells and has eyes on 30
terrorist operations
currently being planned in various stages of completion.

TRADECRAFT - ARE YOU A PERSON OF INTEREST?The first rule of espionage?... There are no rules. If
you have what they want, they will use any means to get it...

Eye Spy examines the unseen dangers for business people travelling
abroad and provides a few tips essential for defeating espionage

During the height of the Cold War, Western businessmen travelling to
Warsaw Pact countries were often briefed by intelligence officials
on what to
expect... and not just on the local culture, currency or language.
Fearful of espionage or that the Soviets would try and secure their
services, MI6
for example, under the guise of the Foreign Office, provided a few
tips. Of course they also asked that eyes and ears were kept open
for any nugget of
intelligence. It wasn't unusual to find large firms trading with
Eastern Europe providing the Foreign Office with information. In
time, these
businessmen had more than a passive relationship with MI6. But the
Soviets were not stupid either, and many persistent travellers were
surveilled. In
East Germany alone, the feared Stasi had an estimated 25,000
dedicated 'watchers' who would monitor and bug visiting
businessmen... besides keeping
an eye on their own citizens.

Though the political climate in many countries has changed and the
locals more friendly, espionage has not gone away. With travel much
easier and
hotels more accommodating, companies are sending employees far and
wide in pursuit of contracts and business deals. This has provided
rogues and spies
with even more opportunities than ever before. It's because of this,
and the ignorance of many travellers, that the subject of espionage
is again on the
agenda in London, with officials warning of a recent upsurge in
attempts to gather information from British company representatives.
China and Russia
are the biggest villains, but even 'friendly' European countries
have been accused of trying to 'pick the technology pocket' of the
UK and America.

The dangers may be obvious to those who work in the security
industry, but they are sublime and invisible to ordinary travellers
who believe it simply
can't happen to them.

Less than two year ago, MI5 embarked upon a programme advising
overseas travellers that they might become a target for unscrupulous
agencies intent
on espionage. The warning was also aimed at diplomats, military
personnel, politicians, civil servants, scientists, employees of
high-tech companies,
academics and businessmen and women. Carrying trade secrets abroad
is never a good idea, but many people are blase about the risks, or
are simply
unaware they are being spied upon.

REMOVING THE WEAKEST LINKUS FIRM BUILDS REMARKABLE DETECTOR

Eye Spy recently learned of a powerful new system set to
revolutionise the security industry. Distributed by DefenderTech
International Solutions
(DefenderTech), the overall product will make journeying abroad,
protecting installations, buildings and people, and thwarting the
terrorist, criminal
or drug smuggler easier. More importantly, it is designed to stop
the threat at source...

It's small, compact, edging on the boundaries of 'attractive', but
its real cunning lies in the technology inside... the DefenderTech-distributed
Passive Millimeter Wave Camera will change the way people are
checked when boarding airliners, entering mass transit areas,
buildings and going through
check-points. However, wherever there is a need for security, or to
protect people or property, this system is suitable. Besides its
impressive ability
to locate concealed objects, the device has one major advantage over
its competitors - the camera does not radiate the screening area
with x-rays,
microwaves or infrared beams - it's passive. Impressive technology,
and probably sufficient to end concerns from certain sections of the
medical
profession who contend beaming x-rays at people is a health threat.

PRODUCT REVIEWTHE INTERCEPTOR

Spy cell phones have existed for years, most have been hardware
modified and are reasonably effective. Because of the cell phones
popularity, engineers
and designers working in the intelligence field have come up with
all manner of ways to change the device into something more covert,
be it a video
camera or a listening device.

The most popular device is the modified cell phone which is left in
a target area. By dialling the spy phone's number, it automatically
opens up the
internal microphone so that you can listen in to the conversation
taking place within the phone's vicinity. When called the phone does
not ring,
light-up or vibrate. Distances are of no consequence because the
signal is transmitted via the mobile phone network. If an
inquisitive person spots the
spy phone on a table or shelf and tries to use it, they will find it
impossible to turn on - it simply gives the impression the battery
is flat.

The Interceptor is very, very different. This product allows you to
listen-in to the user on his or her phone, receive a copy of any
text sent or received, and be alerted if the number is changed. It's
silent and doesn't leave a trace in the caller box. It will also
give you a fairly accurate location of where the phone user is
calling from by logging in to the network. But these are just a few
exceptional features of the Interceptor.

How does it work? What many cell phone users don't know, is that
each unit (not SIM card) comes with a unique number, and it is this
number that the
Interceptor uses. Therefore, even if a SIM card is changed, the
Interceptor can still access the phone.

Eye Spy reviews what is probably the most powerful spy phone in the
world.

NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE - MYSTERY SURROUNDING
OSAMA BIN-LADEN

Though a DGSE intel file reporting on Bin-Laden's death is
authentic, most researchers doubt its accuracy... but not
everyone...

A DGSE (General Directorate for External Security) intelligence
document dated 21 September leaked to a regional French newspaper (L'Est
Republican),
and published on 23 September 2006, suggested Osama bin-Laden had
died from typhoid. Senior intelligence officials immediately
distanced themselves from
the report. Though the file is authentic, most researchers doubt its
accuracy... but not all.

The confidential intelligence report was also presented to President
Jacques Chirac. He played down its content but was furious the file
managed to get
into the hands of the media.

The report suggested bin-Laden died before medical assistance
arrived in the remote mountains between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The French report
claimed:

'According to a reliable source, Saudi security services are now
convinced that Osama bin Laden is dead. His isolated geographical
position meant it
was impossible to get medical assistance to him. On September 4,
2006 the Saudi secret service received the first information making
clear that he had
died.'

Eye Spy looks at the evidence and provides a detailed 5-year report
on the terror leader.

NOTES ON LITVINENKO

The question on everyone's mind is 'who killed Litvinenko?' It's
highly unlikely that a serving FSB officer could have got so close
to the writer
unless he was masquerading as someone else. It's probable the
contract was given to one of hundreds of underworld characters
operating in London and
major cities in Europe. What is interesting is the complex nature of
the plot - a plot that has all the hallmarks of an intelligence
sting. From the
creation of fictitious characters, to e-mails landing on a desk in
Italy, and ultimately the use of Polonium 210.

Eye Spy analysts believe the conspiracy against Litvinenko actually
started with the murder of Anna Politkovskaya on 7 October. Her
politics were the
same as Litvinenko and those attempting to get near the London-based
writer were confident he would investigate. The plan was to use
other writers and
colleagues to feed intelligence to Litvinenko and create a 'daisy
chain' - enter Italian Mario Scaramella. He was sent a number of
anonymous e-mails
about the Politkovskaya case, allegedly including some prime
suspects from the FSB. Litvinenko sensed a real opportunity to
finally acquire solid
evidence against the shadowy elements which had allegedly conspired
against him for years. Scotland Yard have the e-mails which we
believe also contain
a few threatening or warning jibes. It was part of the illusion to
make Litvinenko believe the material was authentic.

Analysis by Eye Spy editors.

SURVEILLANCE COMPETITIONRESULTS AND ANALYSIS

In Eye Spy 44 we invited readers to analyse an image to see how many
areas or objects were available for hiding covert recording devices.
When
specialist officers are engaged in such a task, their primary
concerns focus on concealment and the end product. Perhaps the most
difficult problem is
accessing the building when it is empty. However, that involves
deception techniques.

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ADDITIONAL FEATURES

LETTER FROM FORT MEADE
David Hamer reports on an interesting intelligence conference held
in Oxford

GERMAN AIRLINE PLOT
Security officials in Germany thwart a suspected plot by al-Qaida to
bring
down El Al airliner